The life of Br. Mural Bhai has gone into a radical transformation since his childhood. There has been a gulf of difference in personality, religious inclination and approach to different aspects of life of this monk to day from what he was before. 

 

He was born in Calcutta on 1st January in the year 1945. He continued his education in earst while East Pakistan and passed the S. F Examination in .1964 from. Kalipur High School passed I. SC. Examination in 1966 from Satkania College, B.Sc. in 1968 from Sir Asnutosh College and in 1970 he had his M.Sc. in Applied Physics from Rajsahi University. 

 

He hails from a well-to-do family of Chittagong, Bangladesh. His father was a military officer and mother, a house maker and was a pious soul. He lost his father at a very tender age and was brought up under the ideal and shadow of his widow mother and he inherited his mother’s good virtues and also shared her sufferings and hardships of a young widow who totally dedicated her life for the betterment and upbringing of her two sons and a daughter. 

 

In 1970 he came to visit Adyapeath, Dakshineswar and was immensely impressed to see the orphan children there and was influenced by the teachings of our founder, Sri Sri Annada Thakur. He at once decided to dedicate his life for the welfare of the children. 

 

Right form the childhood he had an inclination towards Spiritual world and this feeling ultimately led him to Adyapeath in 1970 at the age of 25 years and for the last 42 years he has been serving this Religious Institution uninterruptedly, and religiously and by his diligence, honesty, integrity and dedication for the institution he became the “General Secretary ” of the trust created by its founder Sri Sri Annada Thakur under the name and style ” Dakshineswar Ramkrishna Sangha ” in 1984. 

 

Since 1970 he started to lead a life of monk, guided by the principle of his “Gurupita” Sree Sree Annada Thakur and had undertaken a vow to lead his life for the welfare of the distressed people. He never cared to return to his native land. He did not even care for his earthly things, including house property, educational certificates and other documents etc. which became useless to his new life as a monk. 

 

In 1971 there was a war between East Pakistan (his home land) and West Pakistan. His own house at Chittagong was completely destroyed by the soldiers of Punjab and Beluch Regiment; mostly the houses owned by the Hindus were burnt to ashes. All documents relating to his educational qualification were also destroyed but he had no mental set up to retrace all those earthly things from the ruins of his ancestral home at East Pakistan (Now Bangladesh). 

 

During his tenure of 42 years under the able guidance, the organization has under gone a radical change in every sphere of activities and the work load and responsibility were enhanced limitlessly. For better and smooth running of the organization the management of Board of Trust set up another trust, Dakshineswar Ramkrishna Sangha Adyapeath, which is associated with social activities throughout the World. 

 

During the present tenure as General Secretary of the Sangha, he. with his honesty and hearty endeavor and with the kind assistance of his other Gurubhais and devotees, has set up Branches all around the world namely at New York (U.S.A.) and in India at Haridwar, Rshikesh (Uttarakhand), Gaya, Vrindavan, Varanasi, Jamshedpur, Galudi (Jharkhand), Puri etc. and within the States of West Bengal branches have been set up at Benala, Kestopore, Kamrpukur, Badkulla, Nawadwip and Mayapur(Nadia). 

 

As the General Secretary of “Dakshineswar Ramkrishna Sangha Adyapeath” and being extremely dignified, honorable, highly qualified, well read, knowledgeable, law abiding citizen of the country having crystal clear antecedent he is held in high esteem by his thousands of followers, fellow workers who are designated as “Bhai”, the devotees of “Adyapeath Mandir” both in India and abroad for the service rendered by him for the poor, the destitute orphanage, distressed and down trodden class of the Society. In a word, besides his spiritual activities in propagating ‘Humanism’ both in India and abroad, he is well known for his philanthropic activities and regarded as a v ‘Karmohogi’ and is a strict follower and believer in the philosophy of ‘Karmayoga’ which has elevated him spiritually and in service of humanity. 

 

On the religious front, he was initiated by Swami Bireswarananda Maharaj, the disciple of Sree Ma Sarada Devi, Holy consort of Sree Ramakrishna Dev the famous Monk and 10th President of Ramkrishna Mission, Belur Math and being guided by the high ideal and spiritualism of his great1 Guru ‘, he developed his inner being and has spiritual uplift. As a General Secretary cum Trustee of the institute he has actively engaged himself in propagation of Humanism both in India and abroad and represented India at Toyenbe Hall, London and delivered lectures in Vivekananda Festival, 2000 organized by Vivekananda Human Centre at U.K. In Bangladesh he addressed people to preach ‘Humanism’ only by his sincere effort and dedication. Dakshineswar Ramkrishna Sangha Adyapeath has set up its branches at Chittagong collecting 3 rores from his devotees with a hospital in Bangladesh by hi efforts. 

 

Further he has been abroad so many times to places like U.S.A., U. K. Canada, France, Scotland and Bangladesh and had delivered lectures on Humanism and made a large number of distinguished people as his admirers in India and abroad. 

 

Ramkrishna Mission Vidyamandir, Belurmath, Ramakrishna Mission Rahara, Ramkrishna Mission Sarisha had invited him to deliver lectures on Vivekananda and his concept of Education. He had delivered a lecture on “National Integrity” on Janmastami day at Ramkrishna Mission Purulia. He has received awards and felicitations from different religious institutions'”all over the World. Siddhartha United Social Welfare mission of Buddhism has felicitated him for his dedication and outstanding work in rehabilitating the socially deprived. Chandranath Kanchannath Adinath pilgrimage managing committee and Sitakundu Shrine Committee Chittagong, Bangladesh issued honoring certificates to him for his outstanding social work. Barta Bahak, a Bengali News Paper of Kalyani, Nadia West Bengal awarded him for his social Activities. Biplabi Sanbad Darpan Special Bengali News Paper of Midnapur West Bengal also awarded him in Press Club, Kolkata for his dedication and service to the mankind. Very recently he has been awarded ” Seva Ratna Award” by Dakshin Kolkata Seva Utsav for his outstanding Philanthropic activities. 

 

A good numbers of papers and magazines in India, Bangladesh and abroad published articles on him and on his series of philanthropic and spiritual activities he made his name known all over the world.